Peoria first-grader brings gun to show and tell

Teachers at a Peoria elementary school acted quickly when a first-grader brought a gun to show and tell on Feb. 26, a school district spokesperson said.

The gun was removed from the classroom at Oasis Elementary School near Sweetwater Avenue and 78th Drive shortly after the student pulled it out of his backpack, according to Danielle Airey, a Peoria Unified School District spokesperson.

The first-grader had no malicious intent when he picked the gun off of a counter at his home and placed it in his backpack for show and tell that morning, Airey said.

However, “we take all situations like this seriously,” Airey said.

Both the child’s parents and the Peoria Police Department came to the school after the incident.

A letter was also sent home to parents of the approximately 850 students, notifying them of the situation, Airey said.

The school is handling disciplinary measures for the first-grader, she said.

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